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Senate confirms Trump's NOAA pick as part of large batch of nominees

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wednesday

The Senate has voted to confirm President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a group of nominees confirmed en masse.

The Senate voted 51-47 on the entire bloc of 107 nominations, including the confirmation of Neil Jacobs as the under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.

Jacobs may be best known for his role in the “Sharpiegate” scandal under the last Trump administration. At the time, NOAA released a statement backing Trump and bucking the National Weather Service after the president insisted that Hurricane Dorian had been slated to hit Alabama.

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